Henrikki Liimatainen
PhD (tech)
Professor, Head of the Research Unit
Novel nanostructured lignocellulose materials
Professor Henrikki Liimatainen is head of the Fiber and Particle Engineering Research Unit (approx. 60 persons) and leads Nanostructured Lignocelluloses Research Team (approx. 20 persons). His research focuses on new nanostructured biomaterials and chemicals derived from lignocelluloses - especially fabrication of nano- and microcelluloses, their 1D, 2D and 3D hybrid structures with inorganics/biomaterials: Filaments, films and barriers, aerogels, filters and membranes, nanopapers, smart and responsive materials, green electronics, biomedical applications and templated structures. Colloidal behaviour of lignocellulosic nanoentities and their use as a novel class of bionanochemicals: adsorbents, flocculation agents, surfactants, emulsifiers. Deep eutectic solvents and periodate oxidation in cellulose modification.
Research interests
- Nanostructured biomaterials
- Designing of 1D, 2D and 3D hierarchical structures of lignocelluloses
- Nano- and microcelluloses
- Hybrid materials based on nanostructured lignocelluloses for biomedical, green electronics, environmental, catalytic etc. purposes
- Self-assembly, stimuli response and colloidal interactions of lignocelluloses
- Bionanochemicals: adsorbents, surfactants, emulsions, flocculants
- Deep eutectic solvents in biomass modification
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